J. Dwight Carmichael
Hillsboro, Texas
| Phone: | 254 582-0458 (Hillsboro office) |
| Fax: | 254 582-5965 |
| Email: | Contact Me |
Areas of Practice
- 32% Family Law
- 16% Criminal Law
- 16% Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- 13% Wills & Probate
- 13% Deeds & Real Estate Law
- 10% Collections for Creditors and other Commercial Matters
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1990
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1991
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas,
1990
J.D.
Law Review: Baylor Law Review, 1989 - 1990 - Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas,
1976
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Mass Communications
Published Works
- Texas Death Penalty Procedure Unconstitutionally Precludes Jury Consideration of Mitigating Evidence, Baylor Law Review, 42 Baylor L. Rev. 347, 1990
Representative Cases
- Laxson v. Giddens, 48 S.W.3d 408 (Tex.App.- Waco 2001)
- Limbaugh v. Limbaugh, 71 S.W.3d 1 (Tex.App.- Waco 2002)
- Underwood v. State, 829 S.W.2d 227 (Tex.App.- Waco 1992)
- Miller v. State, 866 S.W.2d 243 (Tex.Crim.App. 1993)
- Gill v. State, 57 S.W.3d 540, 2001 WL 1001253 (Tex.App.- Waco 2001)
- Henderson v. State, 2008 WL 598430 (Tex.App.- Waco 2004)
- In re T.J.S., 71 S.W.3d 452, 2002 WL 192356 (Tex.App.- Waco 2002)
- In re Thurman, 2004 WL 1418598 (Tex.App.- Waco 2004)
- Dameron Oil Co., Inc., v. Majeed, 2004 WL 1211620 (Tex.App.- Waco 2004)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Hill County Bar Association
- Hillsboro Main Street Board,
2003
-
2004
Chairman - Hillsboro Lions Club,
2000
President - Hillsboro Lions Club,
1993
- Present
Member - Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce,
1993
-
1999
President
Past Employment Positions
- McGregor, McGregor & Carmichael, P.C., Shareholder/lawyer, 1992 - 2006
- Law Office of J. Dwight Carmichael, Sole proprietor/lawyer, 1990 - 1992
Languages
- English (Primary)
- Spanish
Fraternities/Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Birth Information
- October 21, 1953, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America